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AK797 · 8 January 2018, 01:09 AM

I think hard, make certain sure, and never go back.

mountainjogger · 8 January 2018, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AK797

I think hard, make certain sure, and never go back.

That is the plan!!!

datejustrms · 8 January 2018, 01:36 AM

Selling my Datejust 36 after I got my Sub.

Flstfirider · 8 January 2018, 01:38 AM

Flipped a Panerai 233 dot dial for a ceramic GMT...wish I had kept it and saved for the Rolex.

Many years ago (1995), I flipped my Tudor big block plexi crystal chrono for an E Series Rolex Submariner....I wore the Tudor in college, and after graduating, I flipped it for the Rolex. I think I paid around $1200 brand new for the Tudor...didn’t lose any on the flip. I would love to pick uo another someday.

dcash0615 · 8 January 2018, 03:00 AM

Acquired an unpolished Y serial LV with all boxes and papers, full set, from a friend. Sold it a few years back for a very nice profit, almost double what I paid for it. Wish I had it back as I didn’t need the money

I still have an F and D serial LV.

watchwatcher · 8 January 2018, 03:08 AM

Sure...but I've by and large learned from my mistakes. And fixed them.

I'm very happy with the group of watches I've ended up with.

masterdinh · 8 January 2018, 03:10 AM

I regret them all. Mainly 116610 LV (I regretted this long before the craze) and my black steel Daytona.

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DoctorA · 8 January 2018, 03:10 AM

Never flipped a watch but definitely regretted passing on certain ones!!

Hoangoneone7 · 8 January 2018, 03:25 AM

Regret selling my bnib Kermit for $5600, seeing how much it goes in todays market.

hsm · 8 January 2018, 03:41 AM

be like Nicklaus, wear it every day for 50 years, and only own one, i think that is brilliant ownership.

Duey · 8 January 2018, 03:48 AM

Total Regret

superdog · 8 January 2018, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaijin

I voted no and I have flipped a lot.

I don't regret the past or worry about the future. Not trying to be a bad... but I will co create my now and future. I know that was a little deep but you get what I'm saying.

Love this brother. Inspiring and appropriate.

Librarywilliam · 8 January 2018, 04:32 AM

i have lost every time I did it.
No more!

Spencer · 8 January 2018, 04:33 AM

Only real "regret" would be selling my AP 15300. Definitely sold some other watches I miss, but that one I regret..... :(

The Sub-lime One · 8 January 2018, 04:36 AM

Yes.

My 114060. Not because it was my first, it’s just such a clean dial.

Silly move.

zaydans · 8 January 2018, 06:45 AM

I kinda miss my IWC 3777 that I flipped last year but smile when I look at the 114060 that took its place!!

run23 · 8 January 2018, 07:00 AM

Went through a big (for me) flipping period a few years ago. The only watch I regret selling oddly enough is my Bathys PVD 100 Fathoms with a ruthenium dial. Don’t know why— maybe it’s just because I can’t find one anymore.

hallidc · 8 January 2018, 07:02 AM

Happened twice for me. First time was a GMTII..sold it, regretted it, ended up buying another one a year later. Second time was for a DaytonaC. Flipped it for the monetary reward..but I regret letting it go. What an amazing watch

dman · 8 January 2018, 07:35 AM

Been switching my watches around since 2000. My thought is I can’t own them all at once but I am trying to own all of them once. YMMV. :-)

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kilyung · 8 January 2018, 09:43 AM

I flip for a reason and that reason usually doesn’t change

ejvette · 8 January 2018, 09:48 AM

Yes

Nikrnic · 8 January 2018, 10:39 AM

I don't miss my first Rolex, a TT Datejust. I do miss my second one a SS Datejust gray dial with engine turned bezel.

Andrés G · 8 January 2018, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tng11

I regret flipping my first AP - a 15300. Not only because the watch fit great, but also because I sold it for $6,250, peanuts compared to today's prices! But that was many years ago and I needed the money for the stock market.

It’s the exact same watch I regret selling. I let mine go for $7k just a month before it was discontinued. Prices went crazy after that.

Ruud Van Driver · 8 January 2018, 01:46 PM

I flipped my BLNR back in September after almost three years of ownership. I don't regret it, not for one nano-second.

Chadridv · 8 January 2018, 02:15 PM

My first ever, 16610. Wish I had it back.

Quick story. About 2 years ago I was a close to flipping my 116610LV for a D-Blue. Takuya had one lined up for me. I was scheduled for vacation with the fam and a day or two before leaving Takuya let me know it might a while before he could get me the D-Blue, and really couldn’t give me an accurate ETA.

I told him no prob. I went away and happened to find a D-Blue at an AD while on vacation. I decided to just buy it, and sell my LVC when I got home. (I did let Thanh Do know I found one immediately btw)

Owning both watches at the same time was one of the best things to happen to my perspective on watch collecting. I realized after owning the D-Blue for a week it just wasn’t the watch for me. The LVC was and is still my favorite all around watch. It’s the first Rolex I ever bought myself, and it’s a life long keeper. Plan to give it to my son (bought it his birth year).

Anyway not saying I’ll never flip again, but I’ve certainly learned to make more calculated decisions. Really trying not to flip much anymore.

GB-man · 8 January 2018, 03:09 PM

No doubt I have minor regrets.

Monetary 5711 5167

Sentimental 116710, 5711

Just dumb 116500 Black

Key word minor. There’s always another

opawlows · 9 January 2018, 12:40 AM

Regret selling my birth year 16760 "no date" dial. Sold it about ten years ago for 4k CDN so that I could purchase another Breitling Super Avenger.

encarter13 · 9 January 2018, 12:42 AM

I voted "No" because I have yet to flip.

2th_doc · 9 January 2018, 12:45 AM

I traded my TT Ceramic GMT for a D serial 16710. I grew tired of the TT. I have no regrets. I am loving my 16710. It has become my favorite piece in my collection.

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beshannon · 9 January 2018, 12:47 AM

No

I have regretted the NEED to flip due to a poor purchase

View Poll Results: Have you ever regretted a flip?
Yes.	130	71.43%
No.	52	28.57%
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8 January 2018, 03:10 AM	#37
masterdinh "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mexico Watch: 116610-LV Posts: 704	I regret them all. Mainly 116610 LV (I regretted this long before the craze) and my black steel Daytona. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 116500LN Black, 116500LN White 116613LB, 116610 LV 116660 Deep Blue, 126600 116710 BLNR, 326934 Black PAM 24

8 January 2018, 04:33 AM	#44
Spencer "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: US Posts: 1,338	Only real "regret" would be selling my AP 15300. Definitely sold some other watches I miss, but that one I regret..... :( __________________ I'm a perpetual kind of guy Resident Audemars Piguet Fanatic

8 January 2018, 07:35 AM	#49
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,583	Been switching my watches around since 2000. My thought is I can’t own them all at once but I am trying to own all of them once. YMMV. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

8 January 2018, 09:48 AM	#51
ejvette 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Real Name: Ed Location: East Hampton NY Watch: me break clays.. Posts: 7,495	Yes __________________ Rolex•Omega•Breitling•Grand Seiko "The only difference between crazy and eccentric is the size of ones bank account" Anonymous * Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons *

8 January 2018, 01:09 AM	#31
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,232	I think hard, make certain sure, and never go back.

8 January 2018, 01:36 AM	#33
datejustrms "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Posts: 2,799	Selling my Datejust 36 after I got my Sub.

8 January 2018, 01:38 AM	#34
Flstfirider 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Real Name: Casey Location: Auburn, AL Watch: Rolex, Tudor Posts: 1,136	Flipped a Panerai 233 dot dial for a ceramic GMT...wish I had kept it and saved for the Rolex. Many years ago (1995), I flipped my Tudor big block plexi crystal chrono for an E Series Rolex Submariner....I wore the Tudor in college, and after graduating, I flipped it for the Rolex. I think I paid around $1200 brand new for the Tudor...didn’t lose any on the flip. I would love to pick uo another someday.

8 January 2018, 03:00 AM	#35
dcash0615 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Dave Location: CA Watch: es Posts: 4,364	Acquired an unpolished Y serial LV with all boxes and papers, full set, from a friend. Sold it a few years back for a very nice profit, almost double what I paid for it. Wish I had it back as I didn’t need the money I still have an F and D serial LV.

8 January 2018, 03:08 AM	#36
watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 34,479	Sure...but I've by and large learned from my mistakes. And fixed them. I'm very happy with the group of watches I've ended up with.

8 January 2018, 03:10 AM	#38
DoctorA "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: USA Posts: 6,523	Never flipped a watch but definitely regretted passing on certain ones!!

8 January 2018, 03:25 AM	#39
Hoangoneone7 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Hoang Nguyen Location: Dallas,TX Watch: All of the Above;) Posts: 124	Regret selling my bnib Kermit for $5600, seeing how much it goes in todays market.

8 January 2018, 03:41 AM	#40
hsm Banned Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: oxford Posts: 180	be like Nicklaus, wear it every day for 50 years, and only own one, i think that is brilliant ownership.

8 January 2018, 04:32 AM	#43
Librarywilliam "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Real Name: Bill Collins Location: Sun valley,idaho Watch: Audemars,IWC,Smurf Posts: 233	i have lost every time I did it. No more!

8 January 2018, 04:36 AM	#45
The Sub-lime One "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Real Name: Dee Location: London Posts: 911	Yes. My 114060. Not because it was my first, it’s just such a clean dial. Silly move.

8 January 2018, 06:45 AM	#46
zaydans "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Real Name: Joe Location: CONUS Watch: Rolex 116710 Posts: 994	I kinda miss my IWC 3777 that I flipped last year but smile when I look at the 114060 that took its place!!

8 January 2018, 07:00 AM	#47
run23 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 590	Went through a big (for me) flipping period a few years ago. The only watch I regret selling oddly enough is my Bathys PVD 100 Fathoms with a ruthenium dial. Don’t know why— maybe it’s just because I can’t find one anymore.

8 January 2018, 07:02 AM	#48
hallidc "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Canada Watch: GMTII / DaytonaC Posts: 252	Happened twice for me. First time was a GMTII..sold it, regretted it, ended up buying another one a year later. Second time was for a DaytonaC. Flipped it for the monetary reward..but I regret letting it go. What an amazing watch

8 January 2018, 09:43 AM	#50
kilyung 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,870	I flip for a reason and that reason usually doesn’t change

8 January 2018, 10:39 AM	#52
Nikrnic "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: Louis Nick Ric Location: Michigan, USA Watch: Blnr, Expll, Subs, Posts: 10,160	I don't miss my first Rolex, a TT Datejust. I do miss my second one a SS Datejust gray dial with engine turned bezel.

8 January 2018, 01:46 PM	#54
Ruud Van Driver "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chopped Liver Location: S. Wales Valleys Watch: Mickey Mouse Posts: 9,924	I flipped my BLNR back in September after almost three years of ownership. I don't regret it, not for one nano-second. __________________ 116520 Black, 116610 LVc, 116660 D-Blue, 116610 LNc, 116622 Blue, PAM359, PAM689, PAM737 *"Why should you allow an AD to shake you down, just so you can buy a watch" - Grady Philpott* Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

8 January 2018, 02:15 PM	#55
Chadridv 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chadri Location: LI, NY Watch: 116610LV Posts: 11,343	My first ever, 16610. Wish I had it back. Quick story. About 2 years ago I was a close to flipping my 116610LV for a D-Blue. Takuya had one lined up for me. I was scheduled for vacation with the fam and a day or two before leaving Takuya let me know it might a while before he could get me the D-Blue, and really couldn’t give me an accurate ETA. I told him no prob. I went away and happened to find a D-Blue at an AD while on vacation. I decided to just buy it, and sell my LVC when I got home. (I did let Thanh Do know I found one immediately btw) Owning both watches at the same time was one of the best things to happen to my perspective on watch collecting. I realized after owning the D-Blue for a week it just wasn’t the watch for me. The LVC was and is still my favorite all around watch. It’s the first Rolex I ever bought myself, and it’s a life long keeper. Plan to give it to my son (bought it his birth year). Anyway not saying I’ll never flip again, but I’ve certainly learned to make more calculated decisions. Really trying not to flip much anymore. __________________ - i͞n͟s͞t͟a͞g͞r͟a͞m͞ @ⓒⓄⓁⒹⓒⒶⓈⒺⓦⒶⒶⓉⒸⒽⒺⓈ

8 January 2018, 03:09 PM	#56
GB-man 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 36,862	No doubt I have minor regrets. Monetary 5711 5167 Sentimental 116710, 5711 Just dumb 116500 Black Key word minor. There’s always another __________________

9 January 2018, 12:40 AM	#57
opawlows "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Watch: Rolex/Tudor/Breit Posts: 1,155	Regret selling my birth year 16760 "no date" dial. Sold it about ten years ago for 4k CDN so that I could purchase another Breitling Super Avenger.

9 January 2018, 12:42 AM	#58
encarter13 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Real Name: Nick Location: Georgia Posts: 2,613	I voted "No" because I have yet to flip. __________________ Instagram - watches_wine

9 January 2018, 12:45 AM	#59
2th_doc "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Atl Posts: 920	I traded my TT Ceramic GMT for a D serial 16710. I grew tired of the TT. I have no regrets. I am loving my 16710. It has become my favorite piece in my collection. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

9 January 2018, 12:47 AM	#60
beshannon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Northern Virginia Watch: One of Not Many Posts: 17,895	No I have regretted the NEED to flip due to a poor purchase __________________ Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Glashutte Senator Exellence, Rolex 116710 GMT Master II BLNR, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent

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